Maxime Lombardini

President & Chief Operating Officer

Maxime Lombardini was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for Millicom in September 2023.

Maxime Lombardini was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for Millicom in September 2023. In this role Maxime is responsible for leading all operational and financial responsibilities with a focus on driving profitable growth. He oversees Operations, Commercial, New Ventures, HR and Finance.

He joined the Iliad Group, one of the major players in the European telecoms sector, in 2007, as Chief Executive Officer and continued his tenure through 2018. In May of 2018, he assumed the role of Chairman of Iliad’s Board of Directors until March 2020. Since then, he has served as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Iliad, Maxime has been CEO of TF1 Production, one of the leading French commercial television network. While in this post he restructured and energized the group's six subsidiaries. From 1999 to 2003, he was head of business development at TF1, a position in which he studied and implemented the group's growth operations. From 1996 to 1999, he was the company secretary of TPS (a subsidiary of TF1 and M6), a position in which he took part in launching a digital satellite package.

Due to his extensive experience and track record in the telecommunications industry, he emerged as a distinguished leader with a remarkable depth of expertise in the sector.

He is a graduate of the Sciences Po Paris and holder of a Master's degree in business and tax law from the University of Paris II.

Maxime Lombardini does not hold any Millicom shares.